SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's long-range Taepodong-2 missile travelled
for about 7 minutes after liftoff before it plunged into the East Sea, a top
South Korean military officer said Thursday.

The North's multistage missile was initially believed to have gone down 42
seconds after it blasted off from its launching pad in the reclusive country
on Wednesday, sparking questions over whether the flight was a technical failure
or was aborted.